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Description of Work - in space below, describe the program to be funded during the 12 -month <br />contract period including, services to be provided, program goals, client characteristics, & how <br />grant funds will be utilized. <br />Taller San Jose (St. Joseph's Workshop), a non-profit community based organization established <br />by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, has one focused mission—to provide education and job - <br />training to undereducated and unskilled young adults, ages 18 to 28. <br />Located in downtown Santa Ana, Taller San Jose addresses the needs of a neglected population— <br />unemployed young adults, ages 18 to 28, who never completed high school, who have run into <br />trouble with the law and who have fallen through the cracks of existing support services. Gang <br />involvement, juvenile crime and incarceration, drug use, and early, unplanned pregnancies all <br />contribute to this high dropout rate. Taller San Jose is a highly focused, goal -oriented program <br />that challenges its students to build a foundation for future stability and success. Program <br />elements include: a high school diploma program, job training leading to certification in <br />residential construction, convalescent nursing, and computer technology and repair, a life skills <br />program, job placement, counseling, legal consultation for students dealing with warrants and <br />arrests, mentoring access to childcare services and bus passes. <br />Within the period of one year, we ask students to complete five of the following seven goals: <br />1) Complete a high school program, 2) Master basic computer skills, 3) Attain a driver's <br />license, 4) Open and use a bank account, 5) Stay crime free for a minimum of one year, 6) Get <br />a job that pays above minimum wage, 7) Register to vote <br />Since its inception in October 1995, Taller San Jose has provided education and job -training to <br />over 3000 young people. Students are referred by Santa Ana high schools, community <br />organizations and the Orange County Probation Department. In just nine years, Taller San Jose <br />has demonstrated significant results: 86% of students who complete their program goals will <br />move on to community college or employment above the minimum wage; and 97% of program <br />participants remain free of violent crime. <br />Schedule of Performance <br />Estimate the number of unduplicated Santa Ana residents to be served during the 12 -month <br />contract period per quarter <br />Quarter 1: <br />July 1 - September 30 <br />150 <br />Persons <br />Quarter 2: <br />October 1 - December 31 <br />40 <br />Persons <br />Quarter 3: <br />January 1 - March 31 <br />60 <br />Persons <br />Quarter 4 <br />April 1 - June 30 <br />50 <br />Persons <br />Total <br />300 <br />Persons <br />Invoicing Schedule <br />Estimate the amount of grant funds to be requested during the 12 -month contract period on a <br />quarterly basis <br />Quarter 1: July 1 - September 30 <br />Quarter 2: October I - December 31 <br />Quarter 3: January 1 - March 31 <br />Quarter 4 April 1 - June 30 <br />$ <br />8,500 <br />$ <br />8,500 <br />$ <br />8,500 <br />$_8 <br />500 - <br />Total $ <br />34,000 <br />EXHIBIT A <br />